energy & heat, transfer vocab Flashcards

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Law Of Conservation Of Energy

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energy cannot be created or destroyed just transformed (under normal conditions.)

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heat

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Thermal energy that flows due to a difference in temperature. heat flows from hot to cold

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3
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heat transfer

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a method by witch heat flows (conduction, convection, rodiation).

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4
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conduction

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heat transfer within or between solid objects

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5
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conversion

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heat transfer into or out of fluids

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6
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radiation

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heat transfer due to packets of energy called photons that can travel through many substances even empty space.

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7
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insulator

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a material witch energy ( electrical, thermal or sounds cannot be easily transferred

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8
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conductor

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a material through which energy (electrica, thermal or sound) can be easily transferred

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9
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temperature

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the measure of the average of all particles

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10
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thermal energy

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the total energy of all particles in an object

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